TECHNICAL BASELINE DOCUMENT for the delivery of Uttoxeter Neighbourhood Development Plan on behalf of Uttoxeter Town Council August 2015 (Amended) July 2016 (amended LGS Table) Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Background ...................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Policies and Plans ............................................................................................................................ 7 4. Socio-Economic Profile .................................................................................................................. 34 5. Shops and Services ........................................................................................................................ 53 6. Environmental Matters ................................................................................................................. 62 7. Highways ....................................................................................................................................... 68 8. Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 71 9. Appendix 1: Report on Heritage, Townscape and Landscape Evidence Base ............................... 72 10. Appendix 2: Assessment of Sites for Local Green Space Designation ........................................... 73 Document Title / Job No.: 14-018 Uttoxeter NDP Date.: 20 August 2015 (Amended) Prepared By: LMC / TCH Checked By: TCH / BP 2 Table of figures Figure 1: Uttoxeter resident population growth, 2001-2011 ............................................................... 35 Figure 2: Uttoxeter ethnicity, 2011 ....................................................................................................... 35 Figure 3: England ethnicity, 2011 .......................................................................................................... 36 Figure 4: Age profile, Uttoxeter, 2011 ................................................................................................... 36 Figure 5: Age profile, England, 2011 ..................................................................................................... 37 Figure 6: Uttoxeter age groups change, 2001-2011 .............................................................................. 37 Figure 7: Key out-of-work benefit claimants ......................................................................................... 39 Figure 8: Average gross household income, 2008 ................................................................................ 39 Figure 9: Rank (and percentage) of people employed in different industry sectors ............................ 40 Figure 10: Employment sectors by percentage of total employed workforce, 2011 ........................... 41 Figure 11: Levels of qualification as % of population, 2011 .................................................................. 42 Figure 12: Average house price, sales 2009-2012 ................................................................................. 43 Figure 13: Council Tax Bands, % of dwellings ........................................................................................ 44 Figure 14: Tenure types, by % of households, 2011 ............................................................................. 44 Figure 15: Household Type, % of all households, 2011 ......................................................................... 45 Figure 16: Dwelling types, by % of dwellings, 2011 .............................................................................. 46 Figure 17: Modes of travel to work as % population aged 16-74 ......................................................... 47 Figure 18: Car and van ownership as % of total households ................................................................ 47 Figure 19: Self-reported health of residents, 2011 ............................................................................... 48 Figure 20: Breakdown of crimes recorded in Uttoxeter, March 2014-February 2015 ......................... 50 Figure 21: Town centre use classes as surveyed in February 2015 ....................................................... 53 Figure 22: Outer town centre use classes as surveyed in February 2015 ............................................. 54 Figure 23: Clone Town Ratings for three areas ..................................................................................... 55 Figure 24: Town Centre commercial uses survey, February 2015 ........................................................ 58 Figure 25: Plan of all services and businesses, February 2015.............................................................. 59 Figure 26: Environment Agency Map of Flood Zones around Uttoxeter .............................................. 63 Figure 27: Flood risk implications for the strategic allocated sites in Uttoxeter .................................. 63 3 1. Introduction 1.1. This technical baseline document has been prepared in support of the development of the Uttoxeter Neighbourhood Development Plan, for the town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire. 1.2. This document has been designed to be read in conjunction with various other technical papers and core documents which have been developed by Uttoxeter Town Council and various other sources. Each chapter provides in depth information gathered from various sources as to the current structure of both policy, the environment and the population within the parish. 1.3. A separate heritage, townscape and landscape report has been commissioned and undertaken by town planning and urban design students, working closely with BPUD Ltd. This report, appended to the main document, makes a number of recommendations relating to these issues, based on the findings of in-depth research and assessment of local conditions and opportunities. 1.4. The following document outlines the key baseline issues that are present within Uttoxeter with respect to the development of the Uttoxeter Neighbourhood Development Plan. These key issues within the town, which may or may not have an impact on the emerging Neighbourhood Development Plan, are important to document and explore in order to provide the Plan with a full and technical background baseline and to be as informed about the local area as is possible. 1.5. Uttoxeter has a wide range of important baseline data which is vitally important to consider and to bear in mind as the neighbourhood plan develops. 4 2. Background 2.1. This chapter provides a background to the town of Uttoxeter and to the Neighbourhood Development Plan that is being developed. 2.2. Uttoxeter lies within the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, and is a town with a population of 13,089 people in 2011. The borough lies in the east of Staffordshire and the West Midlands region, close to the border with Derbyshire and the border with the East Midlands regions. It is one of two principal towns in East Staffordshire, the other being Burton-on-Trent. The surrounding area is predominantly rural with a mixture of small towns and villages, with the nearest cities being Stoke-on-Trent (10 miles to the north-west as the crow flies) and Derby (13 miles to the east). The rest of this document provides further detail on background information regarding the population and the general environment within the town. 2.3. Neighbourhood Planning is a central government initiative introduced by the Localism Act 2011 and recognised in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in March 2012. The aim of the legislation is to empower local communities to use the planning system to promote appropriate and sustainable development in their local area. 2.4. Neighbourhood Development Plans must be in conformity with the Local Planning Authority’s (LPAs) Operational Development Plan. In the case of Uttoxeter this is the emerging East Staffordshire Local Plan. Once submitted to the LPA, the Plan will be subject to a public examination and finally a local referendum before being adopted as a new tier within planning policy and used in the determination of planning applications within the town. 2.5. Thorough consultation with the residents and local people in the town, it is possible to set out a vision and develop a strategy for growth and development within Uttoxeter that is in keeping with what the local people wish to see in their local area, and to address the issues that concern local people about their town, and the opportunities it offers. 5 dsds Clockwise from top-left: Market Place on Market Day; High Street; St Mary’s Church; Picknall Brook, Bramshall Road Park; View over the town looking north from Toothill Road; the War Memorial. 6 3. Policies and Plans 3.1. The Uttoxeter Neighbourhood Development Plan has the potential to be influenced by various local and national plans, policies and legislation. This chapter aims to highlight the obligations that Uttoxeter has to other plans and programs and the manner by which these will be addressed throughout the plan. 3.2. The documents that have been reviewed are summarised below. The key aims, objectives and indicators from each policy have been identified and are summarised in the table at the end of this chapter. o National Planning Policy Framework (2012) o Uttoxeter Town